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| Author: Cynthia Barnett
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 78081
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0472115634
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.911309759
EAN: 9780472115631
ASIN: 0472115634
Publication Date: April 3, 2007
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Your Water Is Threatened Now! June 24, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
'MIRAGE': This book is a fascinating read. It is shocking, frightening, and sad. We in the East who think water is plentiful and inexhaustible and that 'water battles' occur only in the West will see a very different picture. The book is full of facts and extensively footnoted. It should be the 'call to arms' not only for the experts but for the silent majority. (eg the 'Silent Spring' of water). A tidbit: Pinellas County Florida (St. Petersburg) has no remaining drinkable ground water!) Don Miles, Raleigh, NC. Layman in 'Water' but I love the stuff!
The Fallacy of Taking Fresh Water for Granted April 30, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This an excellent expose of the fresh water availability crisis faced by Florida as its population growth continues unabated. Also, it addresses very well the overall water supply problems of the Eastern United States while focusing on Florida as the prime example of poor planning. Based on her extensive experience as an award winning investigative journalist Cynthia Barnett has written about a critical national problem which she has extensively researched and documented. The hard facts are interspersed with interesting vignettes about several important Florida personalities who had major impacts, for better or worse, on all facets of the State's natural environment. This is a highly readable and very informative book. It is a must read book for anyone who wants to truly understand the fresh water crisis we face in America and the unfortunate legacy we would leave to future generations without proactive solutions.
Great book on the vanishing water trick April 25, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Barnett, an experienced journalist, currently writing for a Florida business magazine, has put together a compelling tale of the drying out of the Eastern seaboard of the United States. Her main emphasis is Florida, once so wet that it couldn't be walked through, now - because of staggering population growth and mismanaged development - plagued by repeated droughts. Before I read this book I had no idea there was a story to be told about water supply in the East - and I certainly wouldn't have guessed that I would have found that story to be so engrossing. But Barnett has a journalist's eye for the telling detail, combined with a sharp appreciation of the science, and a great feel for the overall picture. This is a great book, and it will open many people's eyes to the need to be smarter with what she wisely calls, "Our greatest natural resource."
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